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PR must embrace next generation of storytelling

Steve Barrett on PR

PRWeek and Campaign's Brand Film Festival gala screening showed how much the craft has developed and reflects the tipping point into brand storytelling that is overtaking interruptive advertising.

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Can Sponsored Content Work For PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it. The key difference is that native advertising looks more like a traditional ad and sponsored content is more like editorial. What is sponsored content?

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Conference Recap: Morgan Spurlock on Creating World-Changing Content

PRSay

The professional storyteller, best known for his critically acclaimed documentary “Super Size Me,” shared how to “create world-changing content, one story at a time,” peppering the session with video clips from his various films. “We Storytelling, Branding and Influencing. Finding a good story is only the beginning.

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Why Communicators Get a Pass to Watch ‘The Bachelor’ Guilt-Free

PRSay

Each new season brings a flood of social media buzz, non-stop advertisements and climbing ratings. As a communicator, I’m giving my colleagues full permission to watch this guilty pleasure program without any guilt, and this is because “The Bachelor” is a textbook case in storytelling.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams.

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Fish Out of Water: Shark Week, Science and Storytelling

Sword and the Script

There’s a certain danger, or responsibility perhaps, that goes along with storytelling. The result of a bona fide scientist taking the film crew along for a day? Mr. Davis told NPR a member of the film crew asked him let a shark bite him because the event “would be so exciting.”. “And I said, ‘No, of course not.

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What PR Can Learn From The Oscar Nominees

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here’s a light look at what we can learn from the films that captured moviegoing audiences this past year. PR Takeaways from top films. What’s notable about the film, for anyone who writes for a living, is its masterful use of language. In this case, we add, and watch certain films. Call Me By Your Name.

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